Pasco district offers teachers salary shares, but different than USEP proposal

Returning to contract talks late Wednesday, Pasco school district officials said they wanted to offer teachers fair and equitable raises with the money provided by the state. They came closer to what the teachers have been asking for.

The district's offer took a similar form as the United School Employees of Pasco's initial proposal — both included larger amounts for teachers who have worked in the system longer — but the administration's version wasn't exactly the same as the union's.

The district's counterproposal starts with every teacher getting a base raise of $580. Teachers then would get raises in $311 increments for each year they've been employed by the district, up to five years. There's no extra for the longest tenured faculty. The top in the district counter would be $2,135.

The district plan looks like this:

1. $9,435,592 will be provided for instructional salary increases as follows: (a) All teachers, regardless of the number of years of continuous service as a Pasco teacher, will receive a base increase of $580.00. (b) Teachers with one (1) year of continuous service as a Pasco teacher as of July 1, 2013, will receive an additional increase of $311 beyond the base, bringing the total increase to $891. (c) Teachers with two (2) years of continuous service as a Pasco teacher as of July 1, 2013, will receive an additional increase of $622 beyond the base, bringing the total increase to $1202. (d) Teachers with three (3) years of continuous service as a Pasco teacher as of July 1, 2013, will receive an additional increase of $933 beyond the base, bringing the total increase to $1513. (e) Teachers with four (4) years of continuous service as a Pasco teacher as of July 1, 2013, will receive an additional increase of $1244 beyond the base, bringing the total increase to $1824. (f) Teachers with five (5) or more years of continuous service as a Pasco teacher as of July 1, 2013, will receive an additional increase of $1555 beyond the base, bringing the total increase to $2135.

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